Christine Schinagl, Cutting for Business

Since 2015, Christine Schinagl has been helping crafters start and run craft businesses through her blog, Cutting for Business. As a Silhouette and Cricut crafter herself, she has a unique take on what works and what doesn't work in the craft business world. She also enjoys teaching other crafters how to create digital SVG designs, available through the Design with Me series.

If you are like me and a regular Pinterest user, you might have been experiencing some glitches and bugs in the last few weeks. For example, when I logged in the other day – Pinterest showed that I wasn’t following any other users – and I had no followers! The following day, everything was displaying …

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it’s time for a free Mother’s Day SVG. I set out to make a card to accompany the gift I’ve purchased for my mom this year. Since she is an avid blog reader – I can’t tell you what it is – and mom – just scroll to …

I’ve teamed up with the United States Postal Service (USPS) today to remind craft businesses that ship packages that the USPS offers free package pickup on all regular mail delivery days. For me, I take advantage of the USPS’s free package pickup nearly every single day. It saves me both time and gas – and …

I had a Cutting for Business reader recently send me an email about whether or not she should include a printed packing list/invoice in packages she sends to customers in her craft business. So, let’s talk about it. 3 Reasons to Include a Packing Slip in Your Orders In the event the label falls off. …

Let me ask you something: Would you rather craft or do housework? I can already guess how you answered, and that’s why I love that you are a Cutting for Business reader! Today, I’m sharing a new decal design I whipped up for a sticker – although it would be great on a coffee mug …

I’ve said it before and it bears saying again: Craft shows are always a gamble. Despite your best efforts, there’s no guarantee for any show that it will be profitable. Today, I’m sharing four tips to help you overcome a disappointing craft show. 4 Tips to Overcome a Disappointing Craft Show Don’t Leave Early You’ll …

Yesterday, we talked wedding sayings. Today, I’m sharing a simple Print and Cut Silhouette project I made for a wedding I’m attending tonight: Wedding Gift Wine Bottles. We are gifting the happy couple four different milestone bottles of wine: One for their first house purchase, one for their first baby, one for their first fight, …

Did you know: June, September, and October are some of the most popular months of the year to get married. If you make and sell wedding related goods, I’ve got inspiration for you today with 50+ wedding sayings for crafters. 50+ Wedding Sayings for Crafters Welcome to our happily ever after/our big day/our wedding/love story/celebrationCards …

Whew! I’m back from vacation and the kids are back in school! While we didn’t travel anywhere this year, I enjoyed spending time with my kids – and I enjoyed not having to be on a strict school day schedule! Before we dive back into all things Silhouette and Cricut business related, let’s look back …